methamphetamine

Pandemic Exacerbates Oregon’s Addiction Crisis: Overdose Deaths Rise 70%

“The realization that we will be dealing with COVID-19 for some time, and other stressors related to jobs, school and social isolation, may increase feelings of anxiety and depression,” an expert said.

Oct 27, 2020

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Central City Concern sobering cente helped 20,000 people a year in the 1980s. Last year, the sobering center helped just 37-hundred people. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Portland Police Bureau Begins Taking Intoxicated People To Hospitals Instead Of Sobering Center

Dec 30, 2019

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Special Report: Oregon’s Meth Epidemic Surges Amid Focus On Opioids

Jul 5, 2019
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Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge

In Oregon, overdose deaths from meth surged from nearly 85 from 2008 through 2010 to more than 350 over the same three-year time period.

Nov 26, 2018